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叉

chā · cha/chá · cha/chǎ · cha

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Meaning

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chā 叉

  1. fork
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong
  4. pick
  5. cross
  6. intersect
  7. "X"

chá 叉

  1. to cross
  2. be stuck

chǎ 叉

  1. to diverge
  2. to open (as legs)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)两(liǎng)把(bǎ)刀(dāo)和(hé)四(sì)把(bǎ)叉(chā)。

Give us two knives and four forks, please.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)叉(chā)子(zi)叉(chā)起(qǐ)一(yí)块(kuài)肉(ròu)。

He picked up a piece of meat with his fork.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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